Delivery device for vending-machines.



No. 819,393. PATENTED MAY 1, 1999. D. K. WBNRIOH.

DELIVERY DEVICE FOR VENDING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED 11110.1.1904.

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*wammw No. 819,393. PATENTED MAY 1 1906.

' 1). K. WENRIGH.

DELIVERY DEVICE- FOR VENDING MACHINES.

' APPLICATION FILED DEC. 1, 1904.

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Q/vihwoou No. 819,393. PATENTED MAY 1, 1906 D. K, WENRICH. DELIVERYDEVICE FOR VENDING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED DEG.1.1904.

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Nb. 819,393. PATENTED MAY 1, 1906. D. K. WBNRIUH.

DELIVERY DEVICE FOR VENDING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 1, 1904. t

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, H in q/vihwao u W fihzffi No. 819,893 D. K. WENRIOH.

: 'PATENTED MAY 1, 1906.

DELIVERY DEVICE FOR VENDING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 1, I904.

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anveufo-z No. 819,398. PATENTED'MAY 1, 1906. D, KIWENRIOH.

DELIVERY DEVICE iE-OR VENDING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED DEG.1.1904.

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lmihmomo J 4 (101 we I UNITED-sums DANIEL K. WENmcih DELtVERY DEVIC?nas'roiaea; I I i To a whom 11; may concern:

Be it known that 1, Banner. K. WENRIcn, 'a citizen of the United States,residing at Joplin, in the county of Jasper and State of 5 Missouri,have invented new and useful Irn 26 containing the cigars me be placedin a horizontaihposition, the sai box having previ-. ously had itstop ora portion of its top and \one of its ends removed." The delivery deviceis provided with "a' flap, which passes alhng the bottom-of thecigar-box under the ciga and-which i'eciprocates and has a tendency towork the, cigars from thebox toward the delivery device. -The gdeliverydevice proper consists of a hood which receives one an is mounts aid panis provided. with a falsejbottom which may be so ajijiisted tocompensate for the. diameter gram cigar or articlebeirig delivered.Thesa'id pan is operated b a pushrod, whichis normally held in a loc edposition, but which may be'operated when in-1 locked by suitablemeans.The said hood is so constructed that it Inaybeadju'sted to iit any sizeof box, and the flap which-extendsalong the bottom of' the box may beso-constructed as to facilitate the workin forward of the cigars, aswill be hereinafter esc'ribed. In the accompanylng drawings, Figure I isa side elevation of the vending-machine em ploying iny delivery device:Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of a 'vending naohinejshowingmydelivery device Fig.3 is 3 a horizontal sectional viewcut on the line-33 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is 'a horizontal sectional view of the machine,cuton the line 4 4 of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a front elevation of the machine.Fig. 6 is a sectional view showing the delivery device in the 7 act iofdelivering anigar.

fipsciflo ation of Letters-intent: Application at December 1,1904.sesame. 236.098-

end of the b x, and under the said hood ahich is adapted to oscillate.-

PTENT OFFICE.

for JOPLIN, issouri]; FORHVENDINGLMAGHINES.

I Fig', 7 'is a-top plan view of a lug attached to the hood forreceiving the edge of the box,

Fig. 8 is a vertical sectional: view ofone of the sides of the wall ofthe hood, showing a means for a'd'usting the position of the same. Fig.9 is a detail perspective'view of the inner'end of the push-rod, showingits connection with t e pan-operating pitman.

Fig. 10 is a per-- katented may 1, 1996.

spoctive view of the forward end of the iiap which enters-the box,showing a'nieans for securing the same to its operating ad ustment. Fi 11 is alongitudinal sectional view of a modified form of flap. Fig. 12 isa- 1011-.

gitudinal sectional-view of a flap, showing a means for elevating thefree endtherec'f.

The vertical side walls of the casing 1, an also the to) of the same aremade of glass, preferably. avin at the corners the metallic standards 22 an ametallicbase 3. l-III form or pattern of caseany maybe used, itbeing preferred to construct the topand side walls of glass in orderthat the) article being dis pensed. may be exhibited and also theoperatin of the various iarts maybe observed byt 1e purchaser. Thehorizontal plate 4 is located. in the casing 1, and uponthe saidplatethe box 5' rests.

of the said box fits under or comes adjacent tothe hood 6. The said hoodis made in two sections, which are adapted to slide or tele scope towardor away from each other, so as to accommodate. boxes of different sizes.The side walls 7 of the said hood are held in position by the pins 8,which pass through perforated lugs 9 9 at the upper and lower edges ofthe said side walls (see Fig. 8) .and

As shown in Fig. 2, the said box may have a portion of its top. ;andalso one of its ends removed.

One end pass at their lower ends through the elongated slots 10 cut inthe plate 4. 11 of the said pin 8 bears against the under surface of theplate 4, andthc upper end of The head i said pin is provided with athreaded nut 12.

. It will thus be seen that by loosening the nut 12 the said side walls7 may be shifted toone side'or the other, and when in a proper positionthe nut 12 is tightened and the said 1 walls are held in such position.Both of the said walls 7 7 of the hood 6' are provided with the securingand adjusting means above described. The forward end of the said hood isrovided with the concave aprons 13, which fit one Within the other andare adapt- Ioc ed to telescope laterally. Just above their ends by thesaid disks 18.

lower edges the said aprons are provided with the openings H. throughwhich the cigar about to he passed into the delivery dt 'ice U1;l heseen. A pin 15 passes through :1 perforation in one of the aprons 1 andthrough on elongated slot in the other apron. Said pin is provided withtho threaded nut 16, which when screwed down clzunps the two said apronstogether. A shaft 17 is journzdcd under the hood 0 tllltl at points nearthe end thereof is provided with the disks tel. The ion in is supportedtli its A lnlsc hotm'ln it) is located in snid mu and 11129.) heudjustcd up or down and licl tion. The said hottoni is provided with thedovr'nwrr iiy-extcnding iugs '21. the rear edges of which are providedwith the notches The said ll posses down through openings in the hottoniproper ol' the said in lthzrnd the spring 12;; is attached to cooSltlliii 17 in such mzrnncr that its ends may enter the noiches 2 of toelugs ll and hold the. hilse bottom in its adjusted posiiiion. The curredportion 2-l extendslmck from the upper edgeoi' the pan to. and theangular strips '35 are secured to said curved portions and extendsubstantially from the said pan 19 back to ii point opposite the reinporrion of the curved portion 24 and then extend to the, said curredportions and are secured to the some at It tangent. The ungui211 strips25 are adopted to work up through the recesses 26, cut in the forwardedge oi the plate *1, and E15 the pan 9 descends or oscilintcs the saidstrips elevate or curry l'orwnrd another cigar to he deposited into thesaid the phic ot' the one duni'ied out .lic our Llt5-('!ltl{(l. The tru27 is loic-low the forward edge oi the pun iii mid is adapted to receivethe cigar from the said nun. One of the'end disks 1H is provided with 11hi; .28, to which is zittuched one end oi the pitnuzn 2o. Said pitinuinextends buck and is attached at its other end to thelug' 30 of thepush-rod 231. The T0211 end oi the pitnnm :29 is hent down zitv anangle. as at and is adopted to enter one ot the perlo rations 333% ofthe said lug 330; By providing the said lug-3G with severaliierl'orations the movementof the pitnum 2.) din) he reguhztod order torequhite the movement. of the pun 59 for ihe deiirery ol' nrliclcn ol'dillerent di anieter. By such menus an adjustment is provided wherebytheinovenient of the pun only be regulated to deliver cigars that, varyin transverse. dimensions. The strip 34 is pivoted oh its inner end tothe push-rod 30 and is adapted to pass over the rem end of the pitznsin2t) rind hold the rear end down in enga ement with. the wzrils of the.perforation through which it, posses. fine end oi the coil-spring 35 isattach d to tho he, 30 and its other and is secured to ii-stiisioniiryportion of the casing. Tho tension of said coild in such adjusted posh 1spring 35 is such that itlms atendency to draw the log 30 toward thedelireryqmn 19. I The rod 31 extends forward and is provided with e. her36. which is pushed back when the I article is deiivcred.

The links -'(l are pivoted at their lower end: to the outer sides ol thedisks 154. The horizontnl rod 41 is pivoted 111 the upper ends of saidlinks. Sand rod extends across the uni chine uhore the plate 4 and hasattached to it u metallic apron 42, the forward edge of which isinclined down. (See Fig. 10.) The rear portion of the said apron isprovided with openings 43 43, and the forward edge of the hip 44 isprorided with the tongues 45, which are adapted to enter the openings4-3. The said tongues 45 are formed as shown in Fig. 10. andwheninserted in the manner iis indicated in Fig. 6 lock the hip 4-1 tothe apron 42. 'lhesaid flap is adapted to rest upon the hUHUlIiQlli-llBbox 5 and sli )5 under the cigars contriined therein. BY theconstruction above described as the disl-ts '18 describe a piirtialrotation the said llnp -14 reciprociites within the box. 5 and has ntendcncy to curry the cigzirs toward the hood 6. 'lhc particular meansherein shown and described for securing the forward edge of the [lay -54to the apron 42 is advantageous, for the reason that one flap may beeasily and readily removed and another of a different, lengthsuhstituted in its stead. By making such a. connection no screws orbolts are necessary.

Fig. it shows a modified form of flap 44. Said ihip is provided withtransversely-er icnding rid es huvin tile short precipitous sides 4-6and the long inclined sides 47. This form of flap is :nlvznitngeous inworking eiggurs Forward which approach a perfect cylindrical form, asthe precipitous sides 16 prevent the cigars from rolling back toward theclosed end of the box. Fig. 12 shows ninenns for elevating or tiltingthe free end of the flap 4 whichconsists of a spring 48, secured at oneend by means of the bent-hack portion 4-9, to the rear edge of the hopi4. Said iring lies under the flan 44, and as the weight of the cigarsis reduced by reason of the fact that they are dispensed the tension ofthe spring: 4811M it tendency to lift the free end oi the iliip i andthrow the few renorming cigars toward the hood 6. The inner tuces ofitheside walls 7 of the hoou are provided with theiugs 50, which aresilo-pied to receive the Forward edges of the sides of the hm: 5. SeeFig. 7.} The rear ends of the lugs. pass through the side wall 7, as at51. The pin 52 is secured to the hig 50 and also extends through theside Wall'7. The nut 53 is screwed upon the pin 52 against: the outersurface oft-heside Wall 7, and the coil-spring 54 surrounds the pin 52and extends from the inner surhicerof the side W8. 7 to the innerrsuriaoe of thslug 50. It, will thus be seen that by adjusting the ma53"the lu 'BO' may be so moved as to accommodate boxes of" var ingthickness of sides.

he eration of the device is as followsz moves the rod 31f0lXl'1 qi1dC8uSeS the several parts to assunie' theiiinoimal positions.

-. Having 'e'scribed my inventiomwhatil claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters 1. In a deliZery device, anarticle-support mountedtare i i edftofeedartic esiforwar an oscillatory pan,}1nea pan and meanspivotally to the support, si1ch' tha nponfoperationof the pan thesupport j'erated tofideliverf articles: into th'epa'n, Y) i I f scrib d.I J .,2; A delivery device consi'sting' of an'osc'llating pan andareciproeating flap operatively 3 connected to. said pan;aftlclaeievators attached to'saidpan and'joperatingjbetween-the' pan andflap and artisans perating said d oil the same 3. Adeliverydevicercdnsilating pan, ahOodloca teQf rggciiprocatin'g flap operatively corihectedm;

s v vpan and a.meansfofioscillating'said p' 4.- A delivery deviceconsisting of. an os'cil-Q lating pan, a hood locatedyabdve'thepan, arecprocating flap 'operatively connected to sai pan,article-elevators.attach" panand operating tweengtheand'a mean's fo'f'oe v 5; 'A'del've abl psng I h v g-k d] ifibt g ng' h. 'a'nd a eliverfydevice consisting-of w s ,m a sfpr. s a ate rec ss s cutin thefedgelofaid lateglanda means forbringing'th'e ar oh to said elevatorsand'pan- 5rocat'e' thgrem and'constructeaming sai n t g th Pe flflapv i 113,18delivery device consisting-eta mov aflapff I V 9 j= i to said ha":ocatedover said pan 8.],A delivery device consisting of a movable pan,ameans for 'moving' said pan, links =pivotedlat their forwardends to saidpan, a rod connectin the rear ends of said links togetherand a flapattached to said 'rod.

9. 'Adelivery device consisting of a inov' ablepamameans for moving saidKen, an :apron -comic.oted with. said pan and a tachably' attachedto'said apron; I 10; 'A'delivery device consisting ofia movable pan,ameans for moving said pan, a flap connected said pan, versely-extendin'gridges.

connected with said pan and having;wtransversely-extending ridgesprovided with precipitous'and slanting sides.

said pan, a flap ablepan, a means for movin ameans-for auconnectedwithsaid pan an I mg the rear end thereof. V

' 1.4. A delivery device consisting a, moviapi'o'n attached to mgdownward away-(he an tachedt x a apron, a

oiie end to one disk, a push-rod attached at ,its-innerend to the otherendof saidlp tmaxi.

able'pan, a pitman connected at one endiwith man beingadjustahlynd-ofrsaidipush-rod." v I "17 kA-deliv rydevice consistingfloffa ab pumaan an l ng adapted to receive the bent o the pitman and a plate pivotedto ortionof the pitrnan.

thet a means for moving the same, a hood a I :and'having concavedtelescoping aprons, said hood adapted to reelive d 1 liverede cei've' a'box containing the-article to be detache'dto said than for'ailtomaticaly el'eva I 15. Andelivery device of a an, 4 disks located at the ends-ofsaid pan, 8; s aft supporting said disks, a-pitinan .attachedfat 16;,Adelivery device consisting of'ajlnoy- Y Saidpan, a push-rod, the rearend of said; pitfi connected to the rear [and adaptedto he swung overthe 11. 'A delivery device-consisting ofiamow i able pan,a means formoving said nan; a'flap 1 '12. A-deliverydevi'ce consisting of ainovtomaticallyelevating the rear end of said a able pe s meansl formoving said -'pan, an

andoperated by said pan, {siaidl apron having-itsforward-ed o extendh-aflapatk 1. g

the bent portion of the pitman. 3 Y I ush-rdd having at its inner end ai do ivery device consisting of a niov- 1.5 and havingtrans- I l a 20. Adelivery device consisting of a. mow ll'f testimony whereof I alfix mysignetui e able pen, a means, for moving the same, a hood in presence oftwo subscrihing witnesses. located over sai pen and-having adjustable 1sicle walls, adjustable lugs located upon the DANIEL E inner faces ofsaid walls and adapted to re- Witnesses:

ceive the edges of a box containing the arti- A. E. GLASCOQK, ole to bedelivered. v O. H. FEsLER.

